I was about to do a post on why the AFL-CIO would endorse Chad Causey when I saw that ARDem at Blue Arkansas Blog had already asked the exact same question. On his facebook page, Chad Causey is touting the…
Author: bhr_iat2rz
AR-01: Wooldridge Is Not A Carburetor?
Noted horrible person Tim Wooldridge has a new commercial out. If metaphors were people, whomever designed this ad would be wanted for murder. I mean, is Wooldridge the carburetor? That would kind of make sense, inasmuch as the carburetor is…
AR-04: Glenn Gallas Apparently Running For Rep Of Nationwide Generic District
Everyone’s favorite misinterpreter of polls, Glenn Gallas, busts out his T-85 calculator and opines: A generic ballot gives the Republican candidate a +1.1% advantage over a Democrat. Add this data to the 70.5% disapproval rating for Congress and this doesn’t…
AR-02: Wills Pledges No Negative Campaigning In Primary
I just received the following from Robbie Wills’ campaign: Wills Pledges No Negative Campaigning In Primary Says attacks hurt party, takes attention away from issues Little Rock, AR April 29, 2010 – Today Speaker Robbie Wills issued a statement promising the…
AR-01: "Safe Crawford;" "Leans Wooldridge," But Don't Count Out Cook
Arkansas Election Line has a look at the first congressional district. Unsurprisingly, Rick Crawford seems to have the GOP nomination in the bag. Princella Smith was simply too late to the game and hasn’t compiled the kind of resources, Newt…
AR-Sen: Silly Internet And Its Ability To Make Disproving Claims Much Easier
Another day, another attack by Blanche Lincoln that just begs for context and for her own record to be thrown back in her face. (h/t Blake’s Think Tank) First, the new ad: I love that, in an ad designed for…
AR-Sen [Follow-Up]: Lincoln To Keep Goldman Donations
Remember the halcyon days of yesterweek when Blanche Lincoln gave a straightforward “no” when asked if she would return the Goldman Sachs’ campaign contributions? Remember how I wrote: [B]y playing the “they had paid off TARP” card as an excuse…
AR-02: Debate Wrap-Up
Suzi Parker of Talk Business opened her article on the debate with a simple observation: It was the night to confront Speaker of the House Robbie Wills. Notable comments from Parker: Wills held his own, stating firmly his record as…
AR-02:To Tweet Or Not To Tweet
Query: If Patrick Kennedy is supposed to be the technology-embracing, modern candidate who mixes old school and new school campaigning, why didn’t someone from his staff live-Tweet the debate? I mean, John Adams (see here), Robbie Wills (see here), and…
AR-Sen: Why, Senator Lincoln, I Do Believe That Ad Is From An "Outside Group"
In “it isn’t technically ironic, but it’s close enough that most people would call it ‘irony’” news, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is now running ads in support of Blanche Lincoln. “In Arkansas, we depend on our small businesses, and,…